Substitute Actions - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 17:57, 6 September 2014

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	Specific examples of [[Substitute Actions]] include the above mentioned Ars Armandi and boffer combat.		Specific examples of [[Substitute Actions]] include the above mentioned Ars Armandi and boffer combat.

			[[Workshopping]] techniques and especially [[Warming-Up Roleplay Exercises]] can help player familarize with how and when [[Substitute Actions]] should be performed before gameplay begins.

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	-		[[Workshopping]],
			[[Warming-Up Roleplay Exercises]]

	=== Possible Closure Effects ===		=== Possible Closure Effects ===

Staffan Björk at 08:34, 27 July 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Physical Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break their [[Physical Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].

	[[Meta-Postures]] and [[Substitute Actions]] are diametrical solutions to the same design problem and thereby work against each other.		[[Meta-Postures]] and [[Substitute Actions]] are diametrical solutions to the same design problem and thereby work against each other.
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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	[[Enactment]],		[[Physical Enactment]],
	[[Live Action Roleplaying]]		[[Live Action Roleplaying]]

Staffan Björk at 18:39, 5 July 2014

2014-07-05T18:39:40Z

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	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].

	[[Meta Postures]] and [[Substitute Actions]] are diametrical solutions to the same design problem and thereby work against each other.		[[Meta-Postures]] and [[Substitute Actions]] are diametrical solutions to the same design problem and thereby work against each other.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Meta Postures]],		[[Meta-Postures]],
	[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]		[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

Staffan Björk at 18:38, 5 July 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].

			[[Meta Postures]] and [[Substitute Actions]] are diametrical solutions to the same design problem and thereby work against each other.

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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
			[[Meta Postures]],
	[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]		[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

Staffan Björk at 13:34, 5 July 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[~~Out of Character Conversations~~]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Non-Diegetic Communication]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].

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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[~~Out of Character Conversations~~]]		[[Non-Diegetic Communication]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Staffan Björk at 14:19, 4 July 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Out of Character Conversations]].		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Out of Character Conversations]] and thereby help maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Diegetic Consistency]],
	[[Meta-Techniques]]		[[Meta-Techniques]]

Staffan Björk: /* Narrative Aspects */

2014-07-03T09:53:01Z

Narrative Aspects

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	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
	By providing a way to represent problematic actions and the events they cause, [[Substitute Actions]] is a [[.Category:Narration Patterns\|Narration Pattern]].		By providing a way to represent problematic actions and the events they cause, [[Substitute Actions]] is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns\|Narration Pattern]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

2014-07-03T09:52:46Z

Using the pattern

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	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
	[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Category:Diegetic Patterns\|Diegetic Pattern]] in that it directly affects the diegetic presentation in a game.		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[:Category:Diegetic Patterns\|Diegetic Pattern]] in that it directly affects the diegetic presentation in a game.

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
	From an interface perspective, [[Substitute Actions]] can be seen as a [[Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]] in that it lets players have access to certain actions that otherwise would not be able to do.		From an interface perspective, [[Substitute Actions]] can be seen as a [[:Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]] in that it lets players have access to certain actions that otherwise would not be able to do.

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
	By providing a way to represent problematic actions and the events they cause, [[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Category:Narration Patterns\|Narration Pattern]].		By providing a way to represent problematic actions and the events they cause, [[Substitute Actions]] is a [[.Category:Narration Patterns\|Narration Pattern]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk at 09:52, 3 July 2014

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	''Enactment where one type of action represents another action.''		''Enactment where one type of action represents another action.''

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	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
	From an interface ~~perspetive~~, [[Substitute Actions]] can be seen as a [[Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]] in that it lets players have access to certain actions that otherwise would not be able to do.		From an interface perspective, [[Substitute Actions]] can be seen as a [[Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]] in that it lets players have access to certain actions that otherwise would not be able to do.

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===

Staffan Björk at 09:50, 3 July 2014

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	''~~The~~ one~~-sentence "definition" that should be in italics~~.''		''Enactment where one type of action represents another action.''

	~~This pattern~~ is a ~~still a stub~~.		While [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] make players enact their characters' actions, not all action are feasible to enact due to physical, social or moral issues. [[Substitute Actions]] is a solution to this where problematic actions are replaced by other actions which have similarities to the problematic ones but are acceptable to use.

	Allegoric Play, see Wrigstad<ref name="Wrigstad"/>		The concept of [[Substitute Actions]] have also been described as ''Allegoric Play'', see Wrigstad<ref name="Wrigstad"/>.

	~~For~~ example, Ars Armandi replaces sex by representing it through touching somebody only on their hands, arms, shoulders, and upper back (for a description of this technique, see Stark<ref name="Stark"/>. ~~2012~~, ~~p. 220)~~.		=== Examples ===
			As a pattern pertaining to [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games]] and especially the ''Nordic Larp'' style, example of [[Substitute Actions]] are found in these games. Ars Armandi is one example, a rule system which replaces sex by representing it through touching somebody only on their hands, arms, shoulders, and upper back (for a description of this technique, see Stark<ref name="Stark"/>). Another, more common, example is that of using padded or foam weapons to substitute real combat with ''boffer''<ref name="boffer"/><ref name="bofferwiki"/> combat.

	==~~= Examples =~~==		== Using the pattern ==
	[[~~:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|Live Action Roleplaying Games~~]]		When designing [[Substitute Actions]], one needs to considering what are the affordances, consequences, and communication the problematic type of actions has. This being done, candidate types of actions which maintain as much of these as possible need to be identified. These candidates may also be slightly modified (or certain expressions given extra meanings) to fit better.

	~~==== Anti-Examples ====~~		After the [[Substitute Actions]] have been designed, how to inform players of these actions is a vital part of making them work successfully. Giving players the opportunity to train on these may be useful.
	~~optional~~

	~~== Using~~ the ~~pattern ==~~		Specific examples of [[Substitute Actions]] include the above mentioned Ars Armandi and boffer combat.

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
			[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Category:Diegetic Patterns\|Diegetic Pattern]] in that it directly affects the diegetic presentation in a game.

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
			From an interface perspetive, [[Substitute Actions]] can be seen as a [[Category:Interface Patterns\|Interface Pattern]] in that it lets players have access to certain actions that otherwise would not be able to do.

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
			By providing a way to represent problematic actions and the events they cause, [[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Category:Narration Patterns\|Narration Pattern]].

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Enactment]]		[[Substitute Actions]] is a [[Meta-Techniques\|Meta-Technique]] that can be done through [[Enactment]] in [[Live Action Roleplaying]]. By not forcing players to break [[Enactment]], it can avoid or lessen the use of [[Out of Character Conversations]].
	[[Live Action Roleplaying]]
	[[Out of Character Conversations]]
	~~[[Meta-Techniques]]~~

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Meta-Techniques]]		[[Meta-Techniques]]

	~~==== with ... ====~~

	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
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	<ref name="Stark">Stark, L. 2012. ''Leaving Mundania - Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games'', p. 220. Chicago Review Press.</ref>		<ref name="Stark">Stark, L. 2012. ''Leaving Mundania - Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games'', p. 220. Chicago Review Press.</ref>
	<ref name="Wrigstad">Wrigstad, T. 2008. ''Nuts and Bolts of Jeepform''. Playground Worlds.</ref>		<ref name="Wrigstad">Wrigstad, T. 2008. ''Nuts and Bolts of Jeepform''. Playground Worlds.</ref>
			<ref name="boffer">[http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Boffer entry] for ''Boffer'' on the Nordic LARP wiki.</ref>
			<ref name="bofferwiki">Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_weapon entry] for foam, or ''boffer'', weapons.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
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